Area News

By Stephen Simpson and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune June 4, 2026 An infestation of the flesh-eating flies has been confirmed in South Texas, setting off alarm bells for the state’s cattle industry. A sample from a 3-week-old calf from La Pryor in Zavala County tested positive for the country’s first case of New World…

By Lomi Kriel, The Texas Tribune June 4, 2026 A 23-year-old Guatemalan woman in immigration detention, who has been denied surgery for a painful ovarian cyst for four months, was released earlier this week, her lawyers said.  Andrea Pedro Francisco crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019 with her mother seeking asylum and had been living…

By Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune June 4, 2026 Confusion surrounds a sweeping law aimed at stopping Texas cities from adopting progressive policies three years after state lawmakers passed it, supporters and critics said Thursday. The 2023 law, known as the “Death Star” bill, made it illegal for cities and counties to enact local ordinances…

June 4, 2026 BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — When student veterans arrive on a college campus, many bring discipline, leadership and life experience with them. What they often leave behind is the structure, camaraderie and sense of mission that defined much of their adult lives. For many veterans at Texas A&M University, Charles Gardner has helped…

Upshur-Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation (URECC) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the merger between East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC) and North East Texas Electric Cooperative (NTEC). These two entities are generation and transmission partners of URECC. Effective June 1, 2026, the merged organization began operating under the name East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC)…

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has entered into a reciprocal agreement with the Ohio Industry Licensing Board as part of its ongoing efforts to respond to growing industry workforce needs. This agreement will allow licensed master electricians and master electrical contractors to work in either state under a streamlined licensing…

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Veterinary Medical Association (TVMA) is alerting Texas pet owners that New World Screwworm (NWS) has been confirmed in Zavala County, Texas, the first detection in the United States since the pest was eradicated in 1966. NWS flies lay eggs in wounds or skin openings of mammals, and their larvae feed on…

First Case of NWS in Texas AUSTIN, TX – On June 3, 2026, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of a detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in Zavala County, Texas. A sample collected from a three-week-old calf with an umbilical lesion was identified and confirmed as NWS by the National Veterinary Services…

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service has confirmed emerald ash borer in Young, Montague and Clay counties after adult beetles were captured in agency monitoring traps. The detections expand the known range of the invasive insect in Texas and highlight the importance of ongoing monitoring efforts. Emerald ash borer is an invasive wood-boring beetle responsible…

The Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Announces the Hall of Fame Inductees And Rising Star Award Winners at the 39th Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course 6.5.26 (Austin, TX) – The 39th Annual Rusty Duncan Advanced Criminal Law Course, named for the late Judge M. P. “Rusty” Duncan, III of the Texas Court of…